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rayofson
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:19 am    Post subject: That Black Thing Reply with quote

I was watching Celtic Women on PBS. They showed a brief close-up of a trumpet player. He had a silver horn, but the receiver section of the leadpipe looked black, or had some sort of black covering on it.

Any ideas?
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I saw that also, I think it was a B.E.R.P.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

textr wrote:
I saw that also, I think it was a B.E.R.P.


Excuse you.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brad361 wrote:
textr wrote:
I saw that also, I think it was a B.E.R.P.


Excuse you.


There is no excuse for me.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Saw a rerun of the tremendously boring Celtic Woman, it was definitely a
B.E.R.P.. that the guy had on his leadpipe.
Why does the "big"gal always look like she is grabbing her hips, it just calls attention to the fact that she could stand to lose a few pounds
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

tried to watch/listen, but the camera angles and zooms got me dizzy, sorta like with vids from Yanni or Sara McClaughlan. yes, I have friends who reel that stuff, wide-screen. They haven't discovered Kenny G, and I'm not going to blow the dust off their lenses. Burp.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are worse examples of musical entertainment than Celtic Woman. The singers are all classically trained vocalists - and their vibrato doesn't hurt my ears.

It' isn't Mahler 5 or anything, but it's certainly better than American Idol, Britney, or whatever.

I noticed the Berp on the trumpet as well.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've never tried a B.E.R.P. but there must be something to it. I HATE attaching anything unnecesisary to my horn yet I've met a healthy number of players who seem to have them permantly attached to their receivers. They aparently think it provides enough benefit to warrant bolting it on.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shucks.

I saw the thread title and thought someone wanted to start a whole new thread admiring my Onyx cornet.

Feel free to tack in that direction though!
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cheiden wrote:
I HATE attaching anything unnecesisary to my horn yet I've met a healthy number of players who seem to have them permantly attached to their receivers.

I'm with you. I've never bolted anything onto my trumpet. Well, I guess in High School, I clipped a lyre on for Pep Band. I'm never going that route again.

ConnArtist wrote:
I saw the thread title and thought someone wanted to start a whole new thread admiring my Onyx cornet.

I'd be up for admiring your Onyx cornet. It's not like we're solving worldwide issues with this thread. What kind is it? Feel free to post cool photos.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Back in high school I got busted and sent to the principle's office for subordination by refusing to bolt a lyre onto my shiny new Holton ST302 for marching band. Besides, I had the music memorized. That band director had issues.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cheiden wrote:
I've never tried a B.E.R.P. but there must be something to it. I HATE attaching anything unnecesisary to my horn yet I've met a healthy number of players who seem to have them permantly attached to their receivers. They aparently think it provides enough benefit to warrant bolting it on.


.....I guess I live in the BERP-free zone....never seen one......

Are the players you have seen with them good players? Or more like regular Joes' grasping for an advantage? Do any of the fine players on TH without promotional connections use them?

I'm trying to stay open-minded for an old guy......
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is a great crutch for a nervous, ill-prepared (or less-talented) college music student to use backstage as they work on ramping up their lack of confidence as to fall apart during their imminent concert of doom.

Plus, I hate it when people buzz their atomized spit through a tube attached to their mouthpiece.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have one that was given to me. I tried it for a bit but I hardly ever buzz a mouthpiece by itself anyways and it feels different to play with that thing bolted on.
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